Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:10:37 -0800WeeblyThu, 15 Mar 2012 16:01:22 -0800http://www.essentialcolour.com/1/post/2012/03/windy-march-the-messenger.html"March roars in like a lion" as the song says (the musical 'Carousel' ). Indeed it does, we have been blown and blustered somewhat here in Vancouver this month, though pretty well taken care of here I would say!
We seem to take on a different stance in March, slightly bent forward in our stride, bracing yet determined.
Seems we are summoning up outward energy from our regenerative winter months and preparing for the lightness of Spring and all the colour-filled effects that the sun bestows upon us during our year ahead.
We can call upon the Colour Tool-kit from nature and our blessed Sun for our inspiration, as the gray backdrop of our days is bathed in ever illuminating COLOURS.
Let's wake up to the Citrus colours of stimulation, cleansing and vigor.......citrine, lime, lemon, orange, yellow (too hard to read in yellow text) and add a dose of love with coral, shocking pink (another tricky text colour) and apple green.
Awake yet? well a healthy dose of yellow (!) will for sure enliven the mind.
We can always nestle back into the cuddly hues of burgundy, indigo and rose. So as we step out, let's remember to SMILE and find JOY in our steps and 'lighten up' with COLOUR.


]]>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:40:20 -0800http://www.essentialcolour.com/1/post/2012/02/change-those-blues-to-pungent-lemon.htmlFrom where I sit in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, we are still viewing our days through rain and mountain cloud. A challenge indeed to see the COLOUR that lays beneath the daily gray!
Well, here's a better challenge........take some moments in your day, wherever you are, breathe and think of a COLOUR. I am pretty certain that before long you will be surprising yourself by finding the most amazing spots for that COLOUR that never occurred to you before.  I know, we get awfully busy in a day, and absorbed by the matter at hand right under our noses, and somewhat deflated at yet another gray day, and, and, and....that's a lot of ands!
It is incredibly rejuvenating to realize that just a moment or two of 'spotting' a COLOUR is more than just child-like play, it switches up your energy (here's another 'and') and brings surprise to an otherwise task-filled day.
So, have you seen that RED Honda amongst the bland traffic stream? Did you notice the AMBER traffic sign suggesting you slow down? Did you catch that ORANGE taxi cab?....the ORANGE news box on the corner, the PURPLE and RED FedEx sign on that van, the PINK backpack on that kid's back, the rich GREEN tourist tram???  well that is just from my window! So imagine in only a short moment how much COLOUR can enter your world.
Perhaps you may not have thought of including LEMONS in your daily diet, after all it isn't summer yet, but guess what....did you know that the small but pungent LEMON contains:
potassium - energizes the heart
carbon - motor stimulant, removes constipation
hydrogen - activates the nervous system
calcium - strengthens the lungs
phospherous - knits bones
sodium - builds tissues
magnesium - alkalizes the blood
iron - builds heomoglobin
chlorine - cleanses the blood
silicon - helps the thyroid and deep breathing
ONE FRUIT - ONE COLOUR
What a treat from nature, and how fortunate we are that we can enjoy LEMONS. Go have fun!.... ]]>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:30:01 -0800http://www.essentialcolour.com/1/post/2012/01/new-beginnings.html_This is a refreshing thought. We are ever changing. Whilst the thought of change seems daunting
and exhausting to some it really is a blessing!
WHY?...well, perception is a wonderful quality that we have free reign to manipulate however we wish. How we perceive our world, is how we think of our world. How we think shapes our world...see where I am going with this?  We have CHOICE of thought.
With the free opportunity of creating our thoughts, we have the opportunity to create our world... one step at a time, from home base within ourselves...each of us!
New Beginnings in every moment, in every thought...powerful.
I choose to create my story in this moment bathed in the Awareness of Colour, celebrating this natural phenomenon and how it impacts my thoughts and my world.
As we start our New Year of 2012 shower the little ones, our children of all ages, with the loving hues of pink, coral, light green and aqua blue to lift them gently from their Winter lull.
In this moment I welcome:
Rose Red/Pink:   compassion and love for self and self potential
Copper:  inspiration, stability, creativity and conduit to my source of energy
Turquoise: uplifting, gentle
I invite you to explore these colours to uncoil from the hibernation of winter.
Please share your experiences on this Blog
]]>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:31:26 -0800http://www.essentialcolour.com/1/post/2011/11/first-post.htmlColour is a natural phenomenon, present in our world through light waves from our sun. Our eyes detect the 'visible spectrum' of the colours from red through violet yet we are are continuoulsy bathed in rays of colour of immense qualities. Colour is the response of energy waves as they meet matter, waves that travel as sound in an orchestra of vibrations that surpass the capacity of our ears to hear. Wonderous!
More relevant than the science of colour is the exquisite joy of the presence of colour in our lives. Every aspect of our lives is touched with colour. How splendid if we can awaken to this knowledge and have it make our lives richer!
JOIN ME in a dialogue on Colour in our Lives:
Health, Food, Living Space, Fashion
These are some of the ways we can create Colour-ful lives.
I look forward to chatting with you...............
Amanah
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